I studied translation studies at the Humboldt University of Berlin with English and Russian as major subjects. After graduation, I started working in my profession
and gaining experience as an interpreter. I worked at conferences as a simultaneous interpreter (“hidden” from the audience in an interpreter's booth), as a consecutive interpreter on stage next
to the speaker and, last but not least, as a chuchotage interpreter (sitting in the audience and whispering into the back of my clients' heads). I have proved myself as an interpreter at round
tables, awards shows and opening ceremonies, workshops, tutorials, negotiations and in community interpreting (in cooperation with state authorities as courts, police, customs etc.) in Estonia
and in Germany.

In addition to my university diploma I passed a state examination and may call myself a state-certified interpreter. I was sworn in as an interpreter and authorised
as a translator for the Federal Lands of Berlin, Saxony and Brandenburg.

As an authorised translator, I am entitled to issue certified translations. Certified translations of civil status documents, court documents and other legal texts
are part of my everyday work. Very interesting but rather rare assignments are translations of movie subtitles and poems.

Having completed my translation studies in Berlin I attended a basic course of pedagogy at the department of education of the University of Tartu, Estonia. After
successful completion of the course I started offering language lessons and gained experience as a language teacher with smaller and larger groups of absolute beginners and intermediate
learners.

My mother tongues are Estonian and Russian. Upon request I will gladly send you my detailed CV.